# Amputations at TAC Air
> OSHA SIR `20181010304` · 10/4/2018 · ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** TAC Air
- **Location:** 7425 S Peoria Circle, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80112
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a portable GPU unit to an aircraft tug when his right ring finger was caught between the two connections. The fingertip was amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*